WaterFresh Water and Fisheries

In Canada, we have a lot of access to water (both in and around)

Fresh Water IndustryCanada has 20% of the world’s fresh water

The industry has gone from $7.5 to $23 billion annually

First onto drinking water….

water sources

Urban and Rural UseAs cities get bigger, more buildings need access to water resources (11% of Canada’s reserve)

Agricultural areas (use 75% of Canada’s reserves) to water plants and drinking water for animals

Where do we get it from?RiversLakesPondsGroundwater aquifersSnowpacksGlaciersIce fieldsPrecipitation

How Climate Change affects waterAs it gets warmer, water evaporates and goes into the atmosphere.

Our access to locations is getting smaller as reservoirs dry up (through drought)

And now onto Canada’s Fisheries…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to4ahF8VUtU

Types of FisheriesFreshwater: Fish and seafood found within

fresh water (lakes, rivers etc)Saltwater: Fish and seafood found within salt

water (oceans)Recreational: Fishing done by people for

personal gain and pleasureCommercial: Fishing done by people for

economic gain

How it helps Canada’s economyCanada has one of the world's most

valuable commercial fishing industries, contributing $2 billion a year.

The commercial fishing industry employs approximately 70,000 people (2009), and is the main industry of approximately 1,500 communities in rural and coastal Canada.

Canada is currently the world's eighth-largest exporter of fish and seafood products.

Seafood is the largest type of food exported by Canada.

Snow CrabStocks (population of crab) have been getting

lower.It is found off the coast of Newfoundland.Demand for snow crab is mainly from Japan.

Cost of it encourages it to be fished. Fisherman need the money.

LobsterConsidered to be an expensive delicacyFound in the Atlantic Ocean Lobster stocks has been stable for the past

few years because people are buying less